Batman will be "Bogeyman" in Suicide Squad?

Batman to feature in Suicide Squad?

He'll be a "Bogeyman" to the government

 

We've got a great scoop that the new Batman, played by Ben Affleck, will appear as a shadowy background figure in the forthcoming Supervillain epic "Suicide Squad", according to reports. Umberto Gonzalez, aka El Mayimbe of the often reliable Latino Review blog, posted a description of the Dark Knight’s role in the Warner Bros/DC Comics film on Instagram.

“According to sources, in the film Batman is some sort of big bogeyman that the government REALLY hates,” he wrote. “Get this, prior to the events in Batman V Superman, THE JOKER is the only one to really ever meet him or know him and that’s why he’s so important to Amanda Waller. They have footage of Batman in action which they watch. There is a bit of dialogue where they say Batman is the key to tracking down all ‘the supers’. Very cool stuff.”

"Suicide Squad" stars Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis and Jared Leto

All of this is of course rumour at the moment but with the film not to far away from release this ties up with a lot of info we've been hearing about Ben Affleck appearing in the film. We think this is a great way to show how Batman has remained so under the radar until the arrival of Superman in "Man of Steel". We've had dark and brooding caped crusaders before but already it seems this new Batman will be a complete mystery to the public and that is something we can definitely get behind. This also adds to the idea will be that this sets up The Joker as a potential adversary for Batman in his next solo film, with the two having a previous encounter which led to The Joker being imprisoned. We'll have more on the future of the Batman and DC universe up for you in the coming weeks keep it locked here at Cape and Cowl for everything Superhero.